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Porcupine balls

23/9/2021

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PictureA classic of Victorian cuisine entwined with family memories.
By Geoff Ellis
 
I'D NEVER heard of porcupine balls before we workshopped our Term 3 cooking schedule. Everyone who shared it had a family or childhood memory to accompany the meal so I guess it must be part of that essential Victorian cuisine. Bill said it reminded him of his Mum's cooking and Leslie said it “tasted like my childhood - in the best possible way”.
 
A lot of people used this recipe to gain confidence in the kitchen in their younger days and it has been passed through generations of many families. As we went back into lockdown it brought back fond memories of learning to cook and the friends and family who can't be with us. Dicing the onion wasn't the only cause of tears today.
 
We had most of those ingredients in the pantry so we only had to buy the mince and soup. We fed seven people for $11.50.


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From the pantry

27/8/2021

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Photos and recipe by Geoff Ellis
 
BASS Coast Adult Learning Centre runs many capacity building and lifestyle enhancing sessions. 'From the Pantry' cooking is all about the shared satisfaction of making simple, tasty meals that won't break the budget.

This week we made tuna pasta bake, an old favourite, and fed seven people for less than $25. 


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